Oil falls below $56 on signs of higher output
Production in September comprised 733,000 bpd of crude oil and 52,700 bpd of condensate, energy ministry data showed on Tuesday. It is down 3 percent from the October 2016 level, the benchmark when a global oil deal was reached on curbing oil production.

40 killed in Mogadishu bomb blast
At least 20 people are dead and 15 injured following a powerful explosion from a truck bomb on a busy road in the Somali capital. We have never seen such death and destruction, said Abdukadir Haji Aden, director of the main ambulance service in Mogadishu.

Pakistan score, India lead by 3-1
India skipper Manpreet Singh was happy with the result, but felt the team needs to make improvements in the upcoming matches. Pakistan also could not make the most of their opportunities as India continued to dominate possession.

Turkey halts all visa services for American citizens in US
He promised more Turkish investments, including a project to build a highway linking the Serbian and Bosnian capitals. Relations between Serbia and Turkey have improved in recent years after decades of mistrust between the two nations.

Dow Jones hits new intra-day high

Record closes for all three major indices on Wednesday, including a new milestone for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, despite a poor month for new home starts.

The Dow Jones, which tracks 30 of the biggest United States listed companies, has hit new records several times over the last month on expectations of strong company profits and hopes that President Donald Trump will win backing for his tax cut plan.

"Announcements by the European Central Bank next week and decision by the Fed in December will probably have a higher impact on whether or not we continue this rally".

"The U.S. economic fundamentals are pretty good". The report, due at 2:00 p.m. ET (1800 GMT), will likely show if inflation pressures are accelerating.

The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was down 34.74 points to 15,782.16.